Alana is a Vice President and Licensed Insolvency Trustee at MNP Ltd., specializing in the Consumer Insolvency practice. She serves clients in Surrey, the Fraser Valley, Vancouver, and Vancouver Island. Alana helps individuals and small businesses to overcome financial distress and regain control over their finances.
Before joining MNP in 2020, Alana worked at a local Consumer Insolvency Firm in the Fraser Valley from 2011 to 2020. She got a degree in Psychology from Simon Fraser University in 2000 and started a career in accounting in the same year. In 2004, she became a Chartered Accountant.
Alana obtained the Chartered Insolvency and Restructuring Professional (CIRP) designation in 2017 and successfully completed the Oral Board of Examination to become a licensed trustee in 2018. She also completed the BIA Insolvency Counsellor's qualification course in 2012, making her a qualified BIA insolvency counsellor. She has been an active member of the Canadian Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Professionals (CAIRP) since 2017.
Alana has presented on various insolvency topics, including a joint presentation with a local insolvency lawyer on "Hot Topics" at the CAIRP Spring Forum in Vancouver in 2019. In 2021, she delivered a virtual presentation on consumer insolvency issues in Canada to the Estate Planning Council of Canada.
She regularly participates in professional events such as the CAIRP Annual Forum, the International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC) Western Canada events, Insolvency Lunch and Learn events, and the CAIRP Annual Conferences. She has served on the Finance Committee of CAIRP since 2021 and has been involved in other roles, including being a CNIE Tutorial Presenter in 2021, the New Members Board Liaison for the CAIRP Board of Directors from 2019 to 2021, and a member of IWIRC Western Canada since 2018. She also contributed as a Test Writer for the CIRP National Insolvency Exam in 2020 and is a member of the Insolvency Discussion Group.